Important Deadlines

Attendee Housing

May 1, 2020 – Hotel reservations open*
October 16, 2020 – Last day to make hotel reservations
October 17–30, 2020 – Late requests will be accommodated, if possible
*Attendees are encouraged to review individual hotel policy regarding changes and cancellations as part of completing their reservation.

Attendee Registration

August 14, 2020 – Registration opens
October 19, 2020 – Early registration closes

Exhibitor Space Selection

November 20, 2020 – SC21 Space Selection Meeting at SC20

Exhibitor Housing

January 2, 2020 – Requests open for early-assignment exhibitor room blocks
January 2, 2020 – Requests open for hotel meeting room and function space for exhibitors
January 24, 2020 – Requests close for early-assignment exhibitor room blocks
January 24, 2020 – Requests close for hotel meeting room and function space for exhibitors
March 1–March 31, 2020 – Exhibitors receive hotel meeting room and function space allocations
March 16–28, 2020 – Exhibitors receive room block allocations
September 11, 2020 – Occupancy lists due for exhibitor housing blocks

Exhibitor Move-In

November 12, 2020 – 8 am–5 pm
November 13, 2020 – 8 am–5 pm
November 14, 2020 – 8 am–5 pm
November 15, 2020 –  8 am–5 pm
November 16, 2020 – 8 am–noon*

*All booths must be fully set up by noon on Monday, November 16.

Exhibitor Move-Out

November 19, 2020 – 3 pm–11:59 pm
November 20, 2020 – 8 am–noon*

*All booths must be fully torn down by noon on Friday, November 20.

Applications

 

Early Career Program

February 15, 2020 – Applications open
July 31, 2020 – Applications close
August 31, 2020 – Notifications sent

HPC Immersion

February 10, 2020 – Applications open
June 26, 2020 – Applications close
August 3, 2020 – Notifications sent

Student Cluster Competition

February 10, 2020 – Applications open
July 3, 2020 – Applications close
July 17, 2020 – Notifications sent

Student Volunteers

February 10, 2020 – Applications open
May 15, 2020 – Lead applications close
June 5, 2020 – Lead notifications sent
June 26, 2020 – Applications close
August 3, 2020 – Notifications sent

Women in IT Networking at SC (WINS)

March 2, 2020 – Applications open
May 1, 2020 – Applications close
May 2020 – Notifications sent

 

Submissions

 

ACM Student Research Competition

February 17, 2020 – Submissions open
August 7, 2020 – Submissions close
August 31, 2020 – Notifications sent
October 18, 2020 – Final material deadline

Awards

April 29, 2020 – ACM Gordon Bell Prize submissions close
April 30, 2020 – ACM SIGHPC Fellowships in Computational & Data Science submissions close
May 1, 2020 – ACM/IEEE-CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowship submissions close
May 15, 2020 – Test of Time Award submissions close
June 15, 2020 – ACM/IEEE-CS Ken Kennedy Award nominations deadline
June 15, 2020 – IEEE-CS Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award nominations deadline
June 15, 2020 – IEEE-CS Sidney Fernbach Memorial Award nominations deadline
August 15, 2020 – IEEE-CS TCHPC Award for Excellence for Early Career Researchers in HPC nominations deadline
October 8, 2020 – ACM Gordon Bell Special Prize for High Performance Computing-Based COVID-19 Research nominations deadline

Birds of a Feather

March 1, 2020 – Submissions open
July 31, 2020 – Submissions close
August 31, 2020 – Notifications sent

Doctoral Showcase

February 17, 2020 – Submissions open
July 31, 2020 – Submissions close
August 31, 2020 – Notifications sent
October 18, 2020 – Final material deadline

Exhibitor Forum

February 15, 2020 – Submissions open
September 15, 2020 – Submissions close (No extensions)
September 29, 2020 – Notifications sent

Panels

February 13, 2020 – Submissions open
May 18, 2020 – Submissions close
June 29, 2020 – Notifications sent

Papers

February 28, 2020 – Submissions open
April 14, 2020 – Abstracts submission deadline
April 22, 2020 – Full paper deadline (No extensions; includes manuscript, AD, and optional AE appendix)
May 23, 2020 – Reviews sent
June 5, 2020 – Resubmission deadline (Includes manuscript, AD, and optional AE appendix)
June 29, 2020 – Notifications sent
July 29, 2020 – Major revision deadline (Includes manuscript, AD, and optional AE appendix)
August 19, 2020 – Major revision notifications sent
August 26, 2020 – Final paper deadline

Research Posters

February 17, 2020 – Submissions open
August 7, 2020 – Submissions close
August 31, 2020 – Notifications sent
October 18, 2020 – Final material deadline

Scientific Visualization & Data Analytics Showcase

February 15, 2020 – Submissions open
July 31, 2020 – Submissions close
August 31, 2020 – Notifications sent
October 18, 2020 – Final material deadline

SCinet

March 2, 2020 – SCinet Network Research Exhibition (NRE) submissions open
May 29, 2020 – SCinet WAN circuit requirements deadline
June 16, 2020 – SCinet NRE preliminary abstracts due
June 26, 2020 – SCinet NRE network requirements due
July 17, 2020 – SCinet Connection Request System (CRS) opens (for exhibitor booths)
September 4, 2020 – INDIS submissions deadline
September 18, 2020 – INDIS notifications sent
October 9, 2020 – SCinet CRS late fees imposed
October 16, 2020 – SCinet CRS requests accepted on best-effort basis
October 27, 2020 – SCinet NRE final publishable submissions due
November 1, 2020 – SCinet CRS cancellation/refund deadline
January 29, 2021 – SCinet NRE research results and findings due

State of the Practice Talks

February 17, 2020 – Submissions open
August 7, 2020 – Submissions close
August 31, 2020 – Notifications sent
October 18, 2020 – Final material deadline

Tutorials

February 15, 2020 – Submissions open
May 8, 2020 – Submissions close
June 22, 2020 – Notifications sent

Workshops

January 2, 2020 – Submissions open
February 14, 2020 – Submissions close
March 20, 2020 – Notifications sent